What is the difference between Red Orange and Scarlet Blood?

ΔE 16 (loose). Scarlet Blood is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Orange vs Scarlet Blood

Red Orange

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: AMP-017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0481f (estimate)

Scarlet Blood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d71626 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Scarlet Blood is a little darker, cooler than Red Orange.

Can I use Scarlet Blood instead of Red Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Scarlet Blood is a little darker, cooler than Red Orange.

Can I use Red Orange instead of Scarlet Blood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Orange is a little lighter, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Red Orange on the colour wheel See Scarlet Blood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Orange

Red Orange vs Bright Orange (70.851)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scarlet Blood
Red Orange vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scarlet Blood
Red Orange vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Scarlet Blood

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Scarlet Blood

Scarlet Blood vs Pyrrole Red (E003)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Red Orange
Scarlet Blood vs Orange Red (S31)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Orange
Scarlet Blood vs Bold Pyrrole Red (003)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Orange

All matches: Red Orange equivalents · Scarlet Blood equivalents